Chapter 994 0989 [Qin Shangshu, please move to Dali Temple for tea]
Luoyang's official residences and dormitories are concentrated in the central and northern part of the southwest urban area.
It is close to the imperial city, the land price is relatively cheap, and the number of residents is not very large. Further south, there are even cemeteries in the city, which have now been demolished and turned into residential buildings.
The official residences of the cabinet ministers and important ministers are all in that area.
Their area is neither large nor small, and they use architectural decoration to show their status, while avoiding being too luxurious and causing retired officials to stay away.
Bai Chongyan has been moved to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and next door to his house is Qin Hui's official residence.
At Youzheng (6 p.m.), the office gets off work.
Bai Chongyan and the officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs walked to the roadside chatting and laughing.
There were many carriages parked outside the Liubu Yamen. Everyone showed humility to each other, so naturally the ministers got on the carriage first, and they usually shared the ride according to their work units.
Free imperial city shuttle buses took officials from the six departments to Dongkuo City.
You will encounter other vehicles on the way, coming from other yamen directions, and finally stop in Dongkuo City.
Officials of all sizes, as long as they usually work in the imperial city, are easy to meet here when they are off work. The ministers bowed to each other and walked out of Donghua Gate on foot, where their private cars were waiting.
Some people also choose to ride horses, especially those military attaches.
Bai Chongyan had already seen his vehicle. He turned around and bowed to other officials, then walked about ten steps and stepped onto the carriage.
Qin Hui also got on the bus.
Suddenly, many officials came back and blocked the road outside Donghua Gate.
Bai Chongyan opened the curtain and looked curiously, only to find that they were all officials from the Supervisory Office. He was suddenly shocked and thought to himself: "Is there another big case?"
The headquarters of the Inspectorate is located in Dongkuo City. It is the most convenient for them to get off work. They can quickly walk out of Donghua Gate without taking a car.
The situation at hand is that the Inspectorate has already gone off work, but is called back to work on the way or at home.
The road is not clear yet and there are abnormal situations.
Groups of imperial guards came running from Beikuo City, and there were even soldiers galloping on horseback.
I also saw Wei Liangchen, the censor of Zuodu, and several officials from the Inspectorate, walking quickly outside the Donghua Gate: "Where is Qin Hui, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue?"
Qin Hui was sitting in the carriage, and his expression changed drastically when he heard this.
He quickly got out of the car and said, "Here it is."
Wei Liangchen said: "You don't have to go home. Let's go to Dali Temple for a cup of tea."
Qin Hui was frightened, but his expression remained unchanged: "There is an old wife waiting at home. I will send my entourage back to say something."
Wei Liangchen said: "No need. Your wives and concubines will go to Dali Temple to drink tea together tonight."
The cabinet officials waiting around to take the bus home all looked horrified at this moment.
The whole family of the Minister of Hubu was invited to drink tea at Dali Temple, and the imperial censor of Zuodu came to invite him in person? Qin Hui committed a major crime!
"Let's go, Qin Shangshu." Wei Liangchen urged.
Qin Hui's legs seemed to be filled with lead, and every step he took was very difficult. He was almost dragged into the car by two censors.
The curtains were drawn, and only Qin Hui and Wei Liangchen were left in the carriage.
Qin Hui also wanted to play the emotional card and tried: "Daobi, you and I are old friends. We were classmates in Jiankang County when we were studying together. Today..."
Wei Liangchen interrupted: "Don't mention the past."
"I dare to ask, who is falsely accusing me?" Qin Hui asked.
Wei Liangchen had already entered the trial state and also tried to test: "Do you know Yang Yuan?"
Qin Hui suddenly realized: "It turns out to be this person. I don't have much personal relationship with him. When I was the Imperial College, he happened to be a student. This person has no ability, but he thinks he is my student. He pretends to be powerful and deceives everywhere. He committed the crime.
Yet?"
Wei Liangchen said: "He collaborated with Xuanzhou civil and military officials to embezzle money and food, forcing the tribes to rebel, and even burned down official warehouses to blame the rebels."
"Burn... burn down the official warehouse?" Qin Hui couldn't believe it.
He really couldn't understand that Yang Yuan's family was so rich and he had always been timid. He had been an official for more than ten years and had been just a little corrupt. He didn't even recover the cost of bribery. How could he dare to commit the serious crime of beheading this time?
Qin Hui has always felt reassured by Yang Yuan, and he didn't even pay attention to the news in Xuanzhou.
Because the chaos in Xuanzhou was very small, the rebels were defeated in one day, and the remnants were cleared out in half a month. The eyes of the important officials of the imperial court were all focused on Linzhou. After all, the rebels who escaped from there directly swept through Ningxia.
Three northern prefectures.
Except for the emperor himself, no central official noticed Xuanzhou!
Wei Liangchen smiled and said: "Yang Yuan was afraid of death and confessed many corrupt officials. One of them was Qin Shangshu. I heard from your majesty that he even confessed to the small house you secretly purchased."
"How can there be a small house? He is slandering people!" Qin Hui denied it, but he was completely panicked and his face could no longer be tense.
He had also thought that his incident would be exposed, but he never expected that it would actually fall on Yang Yuan.
Yang Yuan is timid, his family is rich, he does not engage in corruption, he is just eager to climb up, and he likes to brag. Such a guy should be very safe, so how can he dare to burn down his official position?
Moreover, his small house is extremely secretive, how could Yang Yuan know about it?
Wei Liangchen warned: "When we arrive at Dali Temple, officials from the Three Law Departments will come. You and I are classmates at least. I advise you to confess honestly. If there is no conclusive evidence, Your Majesty will definitely not go to war in such a big way. You can't quibble, even if it is a capital crime.
It’s better to die with dignity.”
Qin Hui was still denying: "I'm not guilty...I'm not completely innocent. I only accepted some paintings and calligraphy gifts. I don't dare to make any other mistakes."
"Let's talk about it when we get to Dali Temple." Wei Liangchen was too lazy to say anything more.
…
Bai Chongyan and three other ministers waited for the streets to clear before they rushed home by car - the minister of punishment was not there and was called back to work overtime.
The official residences of the six ministers are located next to each other.
Everyone returned to their residence and found that there were guards here. So they didn't go home. Out of curiosity, they walked to a crowded place and found that Qin Hui's official residence had been surrounded.
Some time ago, Li Gang took over Qin Hui's position and was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry.
According to the original timeline, Li Gang had died of depression at this time, but he was still alive and well in this time and space.
"Qin Shangshu committed a shocking crime," Li Gang said in horror, "Does Shangshu Bai know the inside story?"
Bai Chongyan shook his head and said, "I didn't receive any news."
Huan Guo, the Minister of Rites, said: "All the officials from the Supervisory Council and the Ministry of Punishment have been recalled to the Yamen. If Qin Hui committed the crime alone, there would be no need to mobilize so many troops. I am afraid that his disciples and former officials will also be investigated."
Li Gang guessed: "At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were hundreds of wastes waiting to be renovated. In recent years, large-scale construction projects have been carried out across the country, especially the repair of official roads and water conservancy, which are all related to the Ministry of Industry and are well-paid. It may be that officials from Qin Hui's group have committed a lot of corruption.
Project funds, now that the crime has been exposed, a thorough investigation has been ordered."
Bai Chongyan and Huan Guo nodded at the same time, thinking that Li Gang's guess was reasonable.
The three of them watched from a distance as more and more officials arrived one after another.
Especially the ministers of various ministries, whose official residence is near the official residence of the Minister. When they learned that many palace guards had arrived, they all came to watch the fun and started talking among themselves.
Some people took a few secret glances and were so frightened that they wanted to hide home. However, they were afraid of exposing their guilty conscience, so they could only continue to stand there and pretend that nothing happened.
For example, Wan Qixi.
When Qin Hui was the official of the Imperial Academy, Wan Qixi was the official official of the Imperial Academy. The two had a direct superior-subordinate relationship.
Qin Hui originally wanted to get rid of the Wang family and cultivate his own power.
Wan Qixi also wanted to join Qin Hui's path, and through their relationship in the former Song Dynasty, the two of them hit it off.
Unlike Yang Yuan, who was ignorant and incompetent, Wan Qixi was extremely capable of doing things, so he was regarded by Qin Hui as one of his absolute confidants.
Many people know about the relationship between Qin Hui and Wan Qixi.
The officials who came to watch the excitement at this moment automatically distanced themselves from Wan Qixi. This caused a gap of several meters in radius around Wan Qixi, making it look so unsightly in the busy streets.
Wan Qixi quickly said: "I only have a slight friendship with Qin...Qin Hui. He was Taixue Zheng in the former Song Dynasty, and I was Taixue Lu in the former Song Dynasty. It is inevitable that we will become closer in the Ming Dynasty. But he
I have no idea what corruption and perversion of the law he did. I can swear to God that I am definitely not Qin Hui’s accomplice!"
No fool would believe this nonsense.
"I really have nothing to do with him," Wan Qixi couldn't bear the strange gaze, and stamped his feet in a pretentious manner, "If you don't believe it, I have nothing to say. I will go home and wait. The Holy Emperor is in court, so he will not
It would be wrong to accuse a good official!"
After saying that, the guy turned around and went home.
He also had a set of account books and had to go back and burn them immediately.
All the money he was greedy for was converted into Ming Dynasty treasure notes, and he regularly sent his confidants back to Yangwu (Yuanyang, Henan Province). It was directly under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture and was very close to Luoyang, so it was very convenient to send them and hide them.
As for Luoyang, there are still some treasures that have not been sent away, so burn the arithmetic ball together with the ledger!
With its authority and convenience, Ming Dynasty banknotes have become an excellent tool for officials to take bribes and bend the law. They dare not go to the official Baoquan institution to exchange them, and often send their confidants to exchange the banknotes at private banks, and are charged higher fees.
The fee doesn't matter.
When an official leaves office or retires, a small box can hold hundreds of thousands of gold coins, unlike before when he had to transport gold, silver and copper coins in truckloads.
Ming Dynasty treasure money, a weapon of corruption!
…
Wang and Qin Hui had long since separated.
Qin Hui lived in the official residence of Shangshu, and the Wang family lived in the private residence given to Qin Hui by the imperial court.
This place was surrounded by soldiers led by Gu San, all exits were sealed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will.
When Mrs. Wang heard the commotion, she was originally very angry, but when she found out that it was a palace guard, she suddenly became weak.
When Gu San led his troops into the inner courtyard to search, Wang knelt down and cried: "My life is so miserable... I knew that guy Qin Hui must have done something illegal, but I didn't have any real evidence to report him.
He has not been home for many years, he only lives in the official residence, and I am not allowed to step into the official residence..."
"After I was the prime minister of the Song Dynasty, I married a down-and-out scholar. I thought I had met a good man...but I didn't expect that Qin Hui was a white-eyed wolf. When the dynasty changed, my Wang family lost its power, and Qin Hui turned against him.
Don’t recognize anyone.”
"He takes concubines every year, no longer shares the same room with me, or even the same house with me. We may say we are husband and wife, but in fact we have become strangers for a long time... The officials clearly know that I have nothing to do with that Qin Hui. I am just afraid.
The family scandal was exposed, so I didn’t file a lawsuit with him..."
Gu San was so irritated by the noise that he ordered: "Someone, stop her mouth and escort her to Dali Temple for trial!"
